Medicinal food for bronchitis

Wind-cold and wind-heat invade the body, causing the lung qi to lose its ability to circulate and descend, causing cough and phlegm. Below are some remedies to consider.

According to Oriental medicine,bronchitisbelongs to the category of cough and phlegm. The cause is due to external factors such as wind-cold, wind-heat and dryness.

Some remedies for bronchitis according to each type of disease:

Acute bronchitis:Usually caused by wind cold, wind heat and dryness.

Due to cold:Occurs in the early stages of acute bronchitis. The patient coughs up thin, white phlegm that is easy to expectorate, has a fever, chills, headache, runny nose, itchy throat, hoarseness, thin white tongue coating, and floating pulse. Treatment is to disperse cold and clear the lungs. Use one of the following prescriptions:

Lesson 1: 12g perilla, 10g chives, 6g tangerine peel, 10g Vietnamese balm, 6g ligusticum wallichii, 8g angelica, 8g Chinese angelica root. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

Lesson 2:Hanh to powder: 10g almonds, 10g perilla leaves, 10g Chinese foxglove, 6g processed pinellia, 6g Chinese clematis, 3 slices of ginger, 4g tangerine peel, 6g poria, 6g licorice, 8g platycodon, 4 jujubes. Grind all into powder and take 15-20g per day, divided into 2 times.

Due to wind heat:Occurs in acute bronchitis and acute exacerbation of chronic bronchitis. The patient coughs, coughs up a lot of yellow, sticky white phlegm, has a dry, painful throat, fever, headache, fear of wind, thin yellow tongue coating, and a floating, rapid pulse. Treatment is to clear wind, clear heat, and clear the lungs. Use one of the following prescriptions:

Lesson 1:Modified Tang Hanh thang: 12g mulberry leaves, 8g almonds, 8g Qian Hu, 8g Gardenia fruit, 4g Fritillaria cirrhosa, 8g Chinese clematis root, 8g white mulberry bark, 6g licorice. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

Lesson 2:Modified Tang Cu Am: mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum flowers, forsythia, burdock seeds, almonds, and codonopsis (each 12g); mint 6g; platycodon 8g; licorice 4g. Boil and drink 1 dose per day. If there is a lot of yellow, sticky phlegm accompanied by fever, remove mulberry leaves, chrysanthemum flowers, mint, and burdock; add 12g of scutellaria root and 20-40g of fish mint grass.

Due to gas:Occurs in acute bronchitis when the weather is dry. The patient has a dry cough, itchy throat, dry mouth and throat, headache, and a floating and rapid pulse. Treatment is to moisten the lungs and relieve cough. Use one of the following formulas:

Lesson 1: white mulberry bark, ophiopogon, bamboo leaves, Chinese ginseng, asparagus, Chinese yam (each 12g); chives 8g; Chinese yam 16g. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

Lesson 2:Thanh tao cuu phe thang: 12g mulberry leaves, 12g gypsum, 16g licorice, 12g ophiopogon, 12g loquat leaves, 8g almonds, 4g ginger, 8g turtle glue, 16g codonopsis. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

Chronic bronchitis:divided into 2 types: phlegm and dampness.

Phlegm-dampness syndrome: The patient has recurrent coughs, coughs a lot in cold weather and in the morning, phlegm is easy to cough up, thin white or sticky, the abdomen is full and distended, poor appetite, sticky white tongue coating, and the pulse is soft and rapid. The treatment is to dry dampness, transform phlegm, and stop coughing. Use one of the following formulas:

Lesson 1:10g roasted tangerine peel, 10g roasted guava bark, 10g white mustard seeds, 8g processed pinellia ternata, 8g licorice root, 4g ginger. Boil and drink 1 dose per day.

Lesson 2:Erchen decoction with modifications: 10g tangerine peel, 8g processed pinellia, 10g poria, 10g licorice, 12g almonds, 8g atractylodes, 12g white atractylodes. Boil and drink 1 dose per day. If there is a lot of phlegm, add 8g white mustard seed; if there is chest tightness, add 12g of Chinese clematis.

Cold and damp body:Often seen in patients with chronic bronchitis accompanied by bronchiectasis in the elderly, people with reduced respiratory function, chronic cor pulmonale. Patients have recurrent cough, difficulty breathing, cough increases in cold weather, much thin white sputum, after exercise, the above symptoms are worse, patients cannot lie down, are afraid of cold, have smooth white tongue coating, thin and weak pulse.

Treatment is to warm the lungs and transform phlegm. Use the following prescription: 6g ephedra, 6g cinnamon, 4g ginger, 4g asarum, 6g schisandra, 8g processed pinellia, 4g licorice, 4g white peony. Boil and drink 1 dose per day. If the cough is severe, add 12g of Chinese clematis root and 8g of fritillary flower. If there is a lot of moss stagnation, add 12g of Chinese clematis root.

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